A restful night’s sleep

After a busy and stressful day, it can be difficult to settle into restorative sleep. Up to 40 percent of the world's population gets insufficient sleep and the trend is increasing. Using simple techniques like a relaxing bedtime routine and healthy daytime habits can improve your sleep, so you wake up refreshed each day.

Harnessing the power of plants

Bringing a sense of balance

The restorative qualities of plants like lavender, bergamot, mandarin, sweet orange, and geranium soothe and relax the body and mind. The benefits on emotions are unlocked through Aromachology - the study of scents' influence on mood and behavior.

10 daily tips for a good sleep

Induce calm and well-being throughout your day

1. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. 2. Do regular balanced exercise during the day like gardening, yoga or swimming.3. Meditate for 10 minutes during the day or before bed to settle your mind.4. At the end of the day, take a hot shower or bath to relax your muscles and let go of stress.5. Eat light, non-spicy food for dinner.6. Journal at night to leave the cares of the day on the page.7. Give yourself a gentle hand, foot or neck massage to release built up tension.8. Read well-loved passages from your favorite novels or poetry before sleep to put your mind at ease.9. Spritz your pillow with a mist of essential oils that induce calm.10. Create a before-bed routine such as a breathing exercise, listening to soothing music or taking a minute to reflect what you are grateful for. Your body will come to recognize this as the signal for sleep.

Make your bedroom a cocoon of comfort

Your bedroom is the last environment you see before shutting your eyes for sleep. The decoration, artwork and furniture in your room should bring a sense of wholeness and peace that help carry you into slumber. Keep your bedroom a space dedicated to sleep, and remove unneeded furniture and clutter. Choose bedding and decor in soft shades of yellow, peach, green or blue and mix with neutral colors to induce a feeling of peace and warmth. Ensure your bedding is comfortable and inviting and makes you want to slip under the covers. For a peaceful night’s sleep, eliminate light and noise (no electronics or TVs) and keep the temperature cool, between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep a sachet of dried lavender on your night table to help you feel settled and grounded as you close your eyes.

Relaxing Aromachologie bedtime ritual

The secrets of a perfect nightly routine, from the South of France

Use calming essential oils from Provence to bring closure to your day and signal to your mind and body that it’s time for bed. Over 96 percent of women found these three Aromachologie products to have a soothing effect conducive to sleep when used together:Relaxing Pillow Mist: Spritz this mist made of essential oils from lavender, bergamot, mandarin and sweet orange on your pillow to calm your senses. Relaxing Massage Oil: Take care of your body thanks to sweet almond oil from Provence.Relaxing Perfumed Sachets: Place perfumed sachets of dried lavender, bergamot, mandarin, sweet orange and geranium on your night table to carry your thoughts towards sleep.

Sleeping beauty

Sleep is a natural beauty enhancer. A good night’s sleep reduces the stress hormone cortisol (which is responsible for thinning skin) while increasing melatonin (which acts like an antioxidant against fine lines and spots). During slumber, collagen-producing cells regenerate to increase skin’s elasticity and tightness. To further enhance the beauty benefits of sleep, apply rich moisturizers and creams at night to wake up with soft well-hydrated skin and hair. Precious Night Cream: Apply to the face before bed to revitalize the complexion and leave skin feeling smooth the next morning. Shea Butter Hand Cream and Shea Butter Foot Cream: Apply nourishing Shea Butter cream to protect and moisturize hands and feet without leaving any oily traces. Repairing Hair Oil: Leave a few drops of this sweet oil overnight on dry and damaged hair tips to transform your hair, making it stronger and shiny.

Breathing exercise

Try this deep-breathing exercise to release tension and quiet your mind before bed. 1. Find a comfortable position in bed and lie flat on your back. 2. Bring attention to your right leg and then release its weight fully into the bed. Bring attention to your left leg, and then release its weight fully into the bed. Continue with your arms, your chest and your head until you have fully released any tension into the bed.3. Take a deep breath into your lower belly until your abdomen is fully expanded. Hold for several seconds. 4. Release your breath, emptying your lungs slowly until you have emptied them fully of air.5. Continue, keeping breaths long and rhythmical. 6. Focus your attention on where you feel your breath in your body. 7. Continue until you fall asleep.

Enjoy a self-foot massage

Feet are the perfect area to unwind the whole body

Give yourself a foot massage to release tension and relax.1. Soak your feet in a tub of warm water and essential oils. 2. Pat your feet dry and rub oil into them. 3. Use your fingers and thumbs to massage from your ankles down to your toes and the bottom of your feet. Massage your toes and pull lightly on each one.

Tips if you can't sleep

Try these techniques to avoid tossing and turning

1. Don't let your brain obsess over not being able to get to sleep, this will only reinforce the problem. Instead, do a meditation to keep your mind on your inhale and your exhale. As thoughts come up, simply notice that your mind has wandered from your breath, label that as “thinking,” and then without judgement or reproach return your focus to your breath. 2. If you still can't fall asleep, get up. You want your bed to be associated with sleep, not restlessness. Curl up on the coach and do something relaxing like listening to soothing music or drinking non-caffeinated tea. Once you feel sleepy, head back to bed.3. Make sure your feet aren’t cold. Putting a pair of comfortable socks over cold feet increases blood flow to your extremities and makes it easier to fall asleep.

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